Why Facebook Will Employ Drones to Deliver the Internet to the World

Comment: Mr. Benvolence himself is doing it all for altruistic reasons of course...Military-intelligence isn't remotely involved...(scuse the pun).

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Susan Posel

Mark Zuckerberg has a grand scheme that includes bringing internet access to under-developed nations via drone delivery.

According to an anonymous source, Facebook is in negotiations with Titan Aerospace (TA), a corporation that manufactures solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicles that are capable of tapping into terrestrial databases and services networks.

TA develops the atmospheric satellite that is a drone that can travel at 64 miles per hour and remain in the sky for half a decade at 65,000 feet.

No refueling or landing is required.

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